In the months since the war broke out, the library has begun conducting tours for the public, and some of those visiting it have been families evacuated from the South.
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The new library has a distinctive curved roof shaped like an open book, 11-story structure with six floors above ground and five below, and opens in late October.
Ignoring Conferences, Talks and Papers, the Israeli Government Has Chosen a Labyrinthine, Bureaucratic Building to Complete Its Jerusalem Complex. Architects Are Baffled